Q&A Part 1 - June 19, 2020 (Transcribed & Indexed)

Transcribed with English Closed Captioning (CC)

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  • Feet Baddha Konasana [2:57]

    • Nothing Should be Forced: Sattva, Raja, & Tamo Guna [3:23]

    • Teaching Beginners from Urdhva Prasarita Padasana [7:23]

    • Advanced Practitioners Outer Foot Away [12:17]

  • Lifting the Organic Body in Sirsasana [21:08]

    • Standing in Tadasana with a Block [22:06]

    • Three-Fold Blanket in Sirsasana [26:44]

      • Hand Placement & Back of the Head Releasing Down with a Three-Folded Blanket in Sirsasana [28:12]

      • Postmenstrual Practice with a Three-Folded Blanket and a Block in Sirsasana [29:02]

      • Thyroid Gland: Occiput/Lunar Plexus Releasing, Bridge of the Nose Up [31:15]

        • Using a Block at the Wall for Thyroid [31:52]

  • Spinal Injury and Numbness [33:51]

  • Using a Plank with Spondylolisthesis in Rope Sirsasana [34:37]

    • Ringing in the Ear Related to Neck and Shoulders [35:57]

    • Shoulder Issues: Using Blocks at the Rope Wall for Sirsasana Two [38:45]

    • Box Shape of the Arms in Sirsasana [40:42]

  • Differences Between Pasasana and Malasana [42:17]

    • Groins and Abdomen Soft in Balancings [43:44]

    • Sacrum Spreading in Malasana - Back Pain [46:52]

  • Family of Asanas [51:26]

  • Importance of Assessing Students with Problems [58:19]

  • Hips Squared in Virabhadrasana One and Hanumanasana [59:06]

    • Using a Height in Hanumanasana [1:01:16]

    • Extending the Inner Legs to the Foot in Hanumanasana [1:04:49]

  • Iyengar Yoga is Not Alignment, it is Systematic Intelligence of the Layers of the Body [59:48]

  • Fingers, Hands, Wrists in Sirsasana [1:05:57]

  • General Issues of the Digestive System [1:08:39]

  • Crossed Bolsters - Setu Bandha Sarvangasana [1:10:03]

  • Pavanamuktasana with Chair Support [1:12:17]

  • Yoga for the Respiratory System [1:15:45]

  • Discussion on Seizures [1:22:12]

  • What Category of Poses are Hanumanasana and Mandalasana? [1:25:21]

  • Stenosis - Angular Standing Poses at the Trestle [1:26:23]

  • Pregnancy & Diastasis [1:29:21]

  • Brain Aneurysm Example: Asking Questions & Assessing Students [1:31:54]

  • Make them Fall in Love with Yoga [1:40:43]

  • Tight Shoulders - Shoulder Balance [1:41:43]

  • Chatush Padasana Wide Setu Bandha Bench [1:44:58]

  • Lifting Back of the Head and Neck [1:46:43]

  • Groin Work in Backbends [1:48:12]

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